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Israel-Gaza live updates: Hamas publishes names of 20 living Israeli hostages to be released

PHOTO: Workers hang a banner of Sharm el-Sheikh Summit for Peace, ahead of the event, held amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, at Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Oct. 12, 2025.
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Trump departs for the Middle East
By David Brennan, Meredith Deliso, Nadine El-Bawab, Kevin Shalvey
Last Updated: October 12, 2025, 10:42 AM

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that both Israel and Hamas had "signed off" on the first phase of a peace plan in Gaza following negotiations in the Egyptian Red Sea city of Sharm el-Sheikh. A ceasefire then came into effect on Friday.

Phase one of the deal will see all remaining hostages returned from Gaza, a number of Palestinian prisoners released from Israeli jails and the partial withdrawal of the Israel Defense Forces inside the strip.

Key Headlines

  • 1st exchange will be in Northern Gaza: Security official
  • Hamas publishes list of 20 living Israeli hostages to be released
  • 'Tomorrow, sons will return to their borders,' Netanyahu says
  • Israel 'ready' to receive hostages, Netanyahu says
Here's how the news is developing.

Oct 12, 2025 10:42 AM

Process for returning hostages to begin Monday, families told

Families of hostages were informed that the process of releasing their loved ones will begin on Monday morning, according to a letter sent to the families provided to ABC News by a senior Israeli Official on Sunday.

"The preparations for the absorption of the living kidnapped in the Gaza Strip, in the Re'im camp, in the hospitals, and in general in the government systems have been completed," the letter reviewed by ABC News said.

PHOTO: A drone photo of people gathering in "Hostages square," after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza went into effect, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 11, 2025.
Aviv Atlas/Reuters
A drone photo of people gathering in "Hostages square," after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza went into effect, in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 11, 2025.
Aviv Atlas/Reuters

It added, "The preparations for the absorption of the deceased kidnapped have been completed, and they will be transferred in a respectful manner, in accordance with the appropriate procedure, to the Institute of Forensic Medicine to carry out the identification process."

-ABC News’ Ian Pannell, Jordana Miller and Somayeh Malekian


Oct 12, 2025 9:18 AM

Trump, El-Sisi to host summit in Egypt on Monday, Cairo says

Egypt is scheduled to host an international peace summit in the Red Sea town of Sharm El-Sheikh on Monday, co-chaired by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and U.S. President Donald Trump, the spokesman of Egyptian Presidency said in a statement on his official Facebook account late Saturday.

The gathering will be attended by leaders from more than 20 countries, the statement said.

PHOTO: Municipal workers hang a sign near the airport in Sharm el-Sheikh, as the Egyptian Red Sea resort prepares to host a US-brokered international Gaza peace summit, on Oct. 12, 2025.
Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty Images
Municipal workers hang a sign near the airport in Sharm el-Sheikh, as the Egyptian Red Sea resort prepares to host a US-brokered international Gaza peace summit, on Oct. 12, 2025.
Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty Images


The summit aims "to end the war in the Gaza Strip, enhance efforts to achieve peace and stability in the Middle East, and usher in a new era of regional security and stability," according to the statement.

The Egyptian presidency said the meeting is part of "Trump’s vision to achieve peace in the region."

-ABC News’ Somayeh Malekian and Ayat Al-Tawy


Oct 11, 2025 6:54 PM

Trump 'stands with you always,' says Ivanka Trump at Hostages Square rally with Kushner, Witkoff

Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, United States special envoy to the Middle East, spoke at a rally Saturday at the Tel Aviv plaza known as "Hostages Square."

PHOTO: U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff (C) speaks as businessman Jared Kushner and his wife Ivanka Trump look on, during a gathering at "Hostages' Square" in Tel Aviv, on Oct. 11, 2025.
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U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff (C) speaks as businessman Jared Kushner and his wife Ivanka Trump look on, during a gathering at "Hostages' Square" in Tel Aviv, to celebrate the agreement signed between Israel and Hamas for a hostageprisoner exchange deal based on a 20-point plan proposed by President Donald Trump, on Oct. 11, 2025.
Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images


Their remarks about the proposed ceasefire come just a day before President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit Israel amid Hamas' expected release of the hostages as agreed upon under the deal.

Ivanka, during her brief remarks, shared a message from her father, claiming, "He stands with you always."

"And the president wanted me to share, as he has with so many of you personally, that he sees you, he hears you, he stands with you always. Always," Ivanka Trump said, whose comment were met with cheers of "Thank you, Trump" from the crowd.

Witkoff kicked off the address, calling for "peace, unity and hope."

He added that "miracles can happen -- peace born not out of politics, but out of courage, the courage of those who refuse to give up hope."

Kushner warned against a premature celebration of the hostages being released.

"We're not going to celebrate tonight. We're going to celebrate on Monday when phase one gets into conclusion," Kushner said.

-ABC News' Isabella Murray



Oct 11, 2025 2:05 PM

116 bodies recovered in Gaza after ceasefire takes effect

The death toll in Gaza has risen by 151 in the last 24 hours, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.

The majority of the bodies recovered were from areas that were not safe for rescue crews to reach before the ceasefire.

"A number of victims remain under the rubble and on the roads, as ambulance and civil defense crews are unable to reach them at this time," the health ministry said.

-ABC News' Victoria Beaule


Oct 09, 2025 5:43 PM

Egyptian president invites Trump to ceremony signing the agreement

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi spoke by phone with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday and invited him to attend a planned ceremony in Egypt marking the signing of a Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement.

“President El-Sisi extended an invitation to President Trump to participate in a ceremony to be held in Egypt to mark concluding the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, considering it a historic agreement that crowns the joint efforts of Egypt, the United States, and the mediators over the past period,” a statement from the Egyptian President’s office after the call said.

Sisi said reaching an agreement was a “historic achievement,” and said Trump “deserves to receive the Nobel Peace Prize,” the statement added.

The date and time of the planned ceremony to sign the ceasefire deal were not immediately clear.

Trump said Thursday that he agreed to speak before the Israeli Knesset.

-ABC News' Ayat Al-Tawy


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